Have no idea. Knowing the fuel mileage difference between gas and diesel trucks, I was expecting to use a lot less diesel, but the specs in my research didn't bear that.

It's been a few years and I'm guessing both are worse thanks to the EPA.

And diesel always seems like it is more expensive per gallon...my BIL gave up one of his fleet trucks that was diesel and traded in for straight gas, he just has the one F350 that is diesel and it is because it hauls the bigger trailer and has the more monstrous snow plow in the winter...otherwise he would pass on diesel altogether.

Plus, all that bio-diesel stuff brings along its own new set of issues and expense!

Government's only role is to intrude, make things worse and abscond with more information and wealth! They are the number one cause of misery on the planet!!!

New Taipei City and yes, I did hike from the visitor center to the top, which is from about 2,400 feet to 3,500. In fact, I did it a couple of days before Christmas when it was in the 70s at sea level and 60s up on top. Got a pretty good sun burn. On average the tops get snow every 7 years, but it did happen 2 years ago.

Just for a year. Been here since May and will probably stay for another year before real life intrudes, again.

Worked for an employee owned company who decided to revalue the company down by a third, the year before I can cash my stock in. Sigh. Gonna have to make that up before the permanent vacation can start up again.

Never had debt in their history, until this year. I think it was incurred to pay the overpromised ESOT payments.

Old board fired, new accountants hired. Valuation down. On the bright side, sales are up for the first year in quite a few. The photography business isn't what it used to be. Most of the players are gone except for Big Photography in Eden Prairie.

I was bummed for a week until I could concentrate on the positives. I'm out of Minnesota. I will stay out of Minnesota. Probably Cedar Rapids. Big enough to have the stuff I love, small enough to not have the dysfunction setting into the Twin Cities. I hate what Minnesota is turning into.

I only have to work part time, or temp, or anything I want. No pressure for that Good Job. I just have to halt the drain on the savings. It's only a third haircut. I worked with an engineer in his 60's, who had to start work again because his previous company went bankrupt, leaving his nest egg at zero. Then there are the Enron people who also lost everything. Then I look at so many who have no savings and will never be able to retire. I don't have it so bad.

But @#$%! To be there and to realize I'm not there after all. Kind of sucks.

And just as soon as I typed that my losses are officially locked in at a third as the last of the old time photographic studios was bought out by Shutterfly. I won't even have to wait untill 55 to get my cash. I just have to put it in my rollover IRA. Lifetouch, Olan Mills, CPI, all gone.